Fortnite's V-Bucks are about to get more expensive because 'the cost of running Fortnite has gone up a lot'

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From first-look trailers, interviews, reviews and explainers, we’ve got you covered. Signup + Once a month SFX Get sneak previews, exclusive competitions and details of special events each month! Signup + An account already exists for this email address, please log in. Subscribe to our newsletter Fortnite: It’s pretty popular. And it makes a lot of money, sure, but it costs a lot of money too: Server infrastructure alone probably costs, well, a lot, and Epic is also kicking out money to Fortnite content creators—a lot of money, in some cases. It adds up! All of which is to say that V-Bucks, Fortnite’s virtual currency, are about to get more expensive.”The cost of running Fortnite has gone up a lot and we’re raising prices to help pay the bills,” Epic said by way of minimalist explanation. What’s really happening, though, is shrinkflation, an execrable economics term that describes price increases imposed by reducing the size or quantity of the product in question.There are detailed explanations and theories you can read about shrinkflation if you’re into that sort of thing, but essentially it’s a way of camouflaging price hikes because the price doesn’t actually go up, so people are less likely to notice and get mad about it.Article continues below You may like The day after Epic enables microtransactions in Fortnite islands, one of the most popular games on the platform rolls out a $37 ‘gift pack’ and in-game gambling Fortnite bans paid prize wheels in third-party games just days after Steal the Brainrot started selling them 2025 was Fortnite’s most topsy-turvy year ever with soaring peaks, miserable lows, and a raging AI debate Anyway, here’s how V-Bucks are changing as of Ma